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Re: [LUG] A video card? (Or two)

 

Simon Waters wrote:
> Adrian Midgley wrote:
>   
>> It is very nice, and has done well for years, but doesn't do that
>> resolution.
>>     
<snip>
> Pumping your details in here...
> http://products.amd.com/en-us/GraphicCardResult.aspx
>
> Suggests naively "ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2" products assuming that is PCIe v2.
>
>   
The Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a dual GPU card, i.e. two graphics chips on one 
card (rather than using two graphics cards in cross-fire or SLI mode).  
It's more for the gamers.  By the sounds of the motherboard I'd say it's 
a server board?

You may find that this card may not physically fit.  Generally these 
cards need an x16 slot (although each GPU runs in x8 mode).

Looking around this NVidia Quatro card seems like it will do the job and 
it uses a x1 PCI-E slot (you can fit a x1 or x4 card in an x8 or x16 slot):

*http://tinyurl.com/ltd4ur

It's about £120 and according to the information it will run two 
monitors... "*Two VGA connectors, via the included DMS-59 to dual VGA 
adaptor cable, offer outstanding image quality at resolutions up to 2048 
x 1536 at 85Hz."
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Or you can pick up the same card from eBuyer.com for a tenner cheaper 
and you get free delivery within 5 days too (although
from experience, most of the time if you order something on their free 
delivery it usually turns up within 2 working days) - 
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145351

Hope this helps.

Rob

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